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Carr/Moore 2nd 6 Weeks
Monday: Oct. 3BW: SRA 23.[] 1-5
Unit 1 test The Outsiders
Literary terms
- Hyperbole
- imagery
- metaphor
- oxymoron
- simile
BW: SRA 23.[] 6-10
Literature book p. 1032 “What to the Slave is the fourth of July”
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.3a, 2.e, 8.7a / Wednesday: Oct. 5
BW: SRA 23.^ 1-5
Create a poster that visually portrays the author’s message. Use examples of literary techniques used along with their significance.
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8a, 8.7a, 8.fif. 19a,b,c,d,e / Thursday: Oct. 6
BW: SRA 23.^ 6-10
What is a Myth?
TEKS: 8.3b / Friday: Oct. 7
BW: Grammar Keeper #8- Its & #9- You’re
Topics: #8- Sometimes the weather really affects me… #9- The worst thing about being a teenager is…
Literature Book: Pandora’s Box/Loo Wit Pg. 474
TEKS: 8.19a, 8.20a,b, 21.a, 8.fig. 19.c, 8.3b, 8.3a, 8.2e
Monday: Oct. 10
Student Holiday / Tuesday: Oct. 11
BW: SRA 24.0 1-5
Comp. Questions pg. 484 1-7, Vocab. Pg. 485 1-4
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.3b, 8.3a, 8.2e / Wednesday: Oct. 12
BW: 24.0 6-10
Go Over Myth Terms
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.2a, 8.3a / Thursday: Oct. 13
BW: 24.[] 1-5
Library Day
Expository Text Practice
TEKS:8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7,, 8.7a / Friday: Oct. 14
SRA 24.[] 6-10
God/Goddess Activity
Go over Barbie/Action Figure Dolls
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.149a, 8.20a,b, 8.21a, 8.19c 8.3a
Work on Barbie/Action Figure
Monday
BW: 24.^ 1-5
Myth Term Review (crossword)
Barbie/Action Figure due before leave room.
TEKS: 8.3a / Tuesday
BW: SRA 24.^ 6-10
Myth Terms Test
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.3a / Wednesday
BW: SRA 25.0 1-5
Introduce ABC Story (using Myth creation)
Work on Story
TEKS 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.19a,b,c,d,e,f,8.14a,b,c,d,e
: / Thursday
BW: SRA 25.0 6-10
Work On Story
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.4a, 8.8a 8.41 a,b,c,d,e / Friday
BW: Grammar
#12- Whom
Topic: Who do you text the most?
#13-Who’s
Topic: Who’s the greatest person you know?
Go Over Poetry terms
TEKS: 8.19a, 8.20a,b, 8.21a, 8.19c 8.4a, 8.8a
Monday
BW: SRA 25[] 1-5
Story due
Rhyme Scheme “Nothing Gold Can Stay” together
Practice Rhyme Scheme / Tuesday
BW: SRA 25.[] 6-10
Literature Book pg. 610 Willow and Ginkgo/Introduction to Poetry
Discuss Stanzas, metaphors, simile
TEKS:8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.4a, 8.8a / Wednesday
BW: SRA 25.^ 1-5
“Did I Grow Up”
Write a narrative Poem
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7a, 8.14a,b,c,d,e, 8.16a, 8.19ai,aii, 8.19av, 8.19b, 8.20a,bi, 8.21a
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.7a, 8.7a / Thursday
BW: SRA 25.^ 6-10
Library Day
Expository Text Practice
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.4a, 8.8a / Friday
BW: Grammar Keeper
#14-Whose
Topic: What Belongs?
#15-We’re
Topic: What do you and your friend/family talk about?
Poetry Terms Test
TEKS: 8.19a, 8.20a,b, 8.21a, 8.19s, 8.4a, 8.8a
Monday
BW: SRA 26.0 1-5
Write an Alliterations Poem with 1 illustration
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.4a, 8.8a / Tuesday
BW: SRA 26.0 6-10
Unit 2 test
Book Talks
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.4a, 8.8a, 8.27 / Wednesday
BW: SRA 26.[] 1-5
Book Talks
Literary Terms: alliteration, climax, foreshadowing, genre, onomatopoeia, plot
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8a / Thursday
BW: SRA 26.[] 6-10
Literature Book pg. 934 “Robo Legs/Eureka
Comp. questions
TEKS: 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7, 8.10d, 8.8c, 8.2a / Friday
BW: Grammar Keeper
#16-Were
Topic-Describe a dream or night mare that you can remember where you were with someone else.
#17-Where
Topic- Describe your favorite meal.
Introduce :”Flowers for Algernon” Literature book pg. 196
Vocab.
TEKS: 8.19a, 8.20a,b, 8.21a, 8.19c, 8.16a,8.8c, 8.6, 8.7, 8.13